Method for archiving a collaboration session with a multimedia data stream and view parameters

Abstract

A method for archiving a collaboration session regarding visual content is disclosed. A collaboration session is established from a collaboration server with participant nodes. The visual content is transmitted to the participant nodes. A first multimedia data stream, an annotation data object associated with an annotation to the visual content in timed correlation to a first time reference within the first multimedia data stream, and view parameters are received. A first session record entry associated with the multimedia data stream, the annotation data object, and the view parameters is stored into a session record. The session record includes a plurality of session record entries including the first session record entry. The session record is retrievable by other participant nodes for playing back of the collaboration session in sequence with the session record entries. The first session record entry is transmitted to other participant nodes.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This non-provisional patent application and claims priority to and the benefits of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 204,921, entitled STUDIO VOICE ARCHIVING INVENTION, filed on Aug. 13, 2015, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH / DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND[0003]1. Technical Field[0004]The present disclosure relates generally to the facilitation of collaborative work efforts amongst multiple users. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods for archiving a collaboration session regarding visual content and related multimedia data stream and view parameters.[0005]2. Related Art[0006]The core of modern business is information, with its creation, distribution, and management being primary functions. Information or content can be presented in a variety of different ways, including word processing documents, spreadsheets, graph...

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Benefits of technology

The present patent provides a method for archiving a collaboration session regarding visual content viewable by multiple users on remote nodes. The method involves transmitting the visual content to a collaboration server and receiving a first multimedia data stream associated with the visual content from a local node. The local node also receives an annotation data object and view parameters associated with the visual content. The method further includes generating a session data object that includes the first multimedia data stream, the annotation data object, and the view parameters. The session data object is then transmitted to the collaboration server and stored as a first session record entry. The method also allows for the transmission of a broadcast request to the collaboration server for the stored session data object. The technical effect of this patent is to provide a convenient way for users to access and share their collaborative sessions regarding visual content.

Problems solved by technology

With the addition of participants, and a change in the workflow hierarchy to many-to-many where the participants carry on several concurrent revision dialogues, the conventional implementation quickly becomes unmanageable.

This problem is compounded as additional participants make revisions to the incorrect latest version of the document.

Although procedural discipline may be enforced in the workflow, the integrity of the process nevertheless depends upon the human factor, and is thus subject to a significant risk of error.

There are several limitations, however, the first being the substantial bandwidth requirements to transmit what is essentially video data to the remote participants.

Therefore, it may not be as convenient to the participants as the previously described document distribution approach where revisions and comments may be made as the various participants' time allows.

These videos are relatively large in terms of memory requirements and cumbersome to work with.

Because conventional collaboration and online meeting approaches are deficient for a variety of reasons as noted above, there is a need in the art for any improved method for recording or archiving online meeting and collaboration sessions in comparison to the prior art.

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